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WSS : Curtain podiums at Brands
Round: 8 - Brands Hatch
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Date: 7 August 2005
Crowd: 103000
Temp: 20ºC
Weather: Dry
Kevin Curtain recovered from the 'worst start of his career' to produce a fighting podium finish at Brands Hatch today.
The Yamaha Motor Germany rider, starting from second on the grid, made a poor start and found himself pushed out onto the grass at the turn one. Ending the first lap outside the top 10, the gritty Australian was able to pick his way through the pack and almost close down leading duo Sèbastien Charpentier and Michel Fabrizio (both Honda). The 39-year-old closed the gap down to within a second, but a lack of rear grip - a result of his hard riding charge through the field - saw him unable to mount a challenge. Nonetheless, Curtain was delighted with his third place, which sees him close to within seven points of second place in the championship.
Team-mate Broc Parkes was involved in a thrilling battle for seventh, only to retire with mechanical gremlins six laps from the end. In the championship, Charpentier extended his advantage to 74 points over team-mate Katsuaki Fujiwara, with Curtain third and Parkes seventh on 60 points.
Kevin Curtain "That was the worst start of my career! I found myself pushed right out, I think one of the Ducatis touched me, and I was quite lucky to stay on. From then it was just a case of getting my head down and working my way through the pack. I'm glad to be on the podium, although maybe I could've won judging by the way I was able to catch the guys. I just run out of laps and at the end my rear tyre couldn't give any more, but the result is good for my championship."
Broc Parkes "It's been a difficult weekend. I was involved in a tough battle but the engine lost a bit of power and I had to pull in."
Race classification WSS
Round: 8 - Brands Hatch
Circuit: Brands Hatch
Circuit Length: 4197
Lap Record: 1' 29.149 (Stéphane Chambon, 2003)
Fastest Lap Ever: 1' 28.376 (Sebastien Charpentier, 2005)
